3.1 Enhance conditions for improving academic rigour, quality assurance in program development, and course design
- Create and implement tools and processes to support programs in curriculum development and regular review cycles
- Develop a comprehensive curriculum development and evaluation framework that includes clear program design protocols and standards
- Evaluate and make necessary improvements to the course design framework to ensure design processes and support systems reflect experiential and inclusive design standards
3.2 Advance teaching excellence and expand programming for teaching development and learner support
- Develop programming that targets new, mid-career and late-career faculty teaching competencies and ongoing development
- Evaluate and improve the new instructor orientation program (NIOP) to improve accessibility and relevancy for all hourly and full-time instructors
- Expand current processes, services, and employee skillsets to support students and faculty in online and blended environments
- Offer opportunities to increase staff and faculty engagement and capacity for SoTL projects and activities
- Offer pedagogical training opportunities for all new, mid-career and senior faculty that stretches beyond preparing faculty to use technologies to fostering and promoting pedagogical expertise and digital fluency
3.3 Promote and foster scholarly activity and evidence-based teaching and learning models and practice
- Administer the STAR Grant SoTL program that selects and supports a number of faculty SoTL projects each year
- Host the annual symposium on SoTL
- Infuse SoTL principles into Educational Development programming and courses
3.4 Support meaningful innovation in our learning communities by both encouraging experimentation and removing barriers
- Develop spaces for faculty to experiment with innovative technologies and experiential learning activities
- Expand self-service options to improve library access and empower members of our learning community to increase interactions with library services
3.5 Provide leadership in the design, development, and implementation of innovative learning models, assessment strategies, and emerging learning technologies that are relevant now and in the future
- Develop a flexible, competency-based micro-credential learning platform that allows both credit and non-credit learners to develop new skills and personalize their learning pathways
- Develop a framework and development resources for micro-credentials at Lethbridge College
- Develop an OER framework that provides the LC learning community with easy access to OER tools, platforms, and resources with the overarching goal of creating more affordable education pathways for students
- Leverage institutional data to inform teaching and learning service and resource design and development
- Transform Testing Services and its current profile and activities to reflect a broader, multi-faceted assessment focus rooted in assessment pedagogy, design, and delivery
3.6 Develop systems, processes, and resources that will position Lethbridge College as the leader in experiential learning and flexible delivery
- Develop a digital learning strategy that focuses on creating a next-generation digital learning environment, while offering students more flexibility in their learning experiences
- Develop an OER framework that provides the LC learning community with easy access to OER tools, platforms, and resources with the overarching goal of creating more affordable education pathways for students